In the US: In a poor week for new releases, Martin Scorsese's SHUTTER ISLAND with Leonardo DiCaprio debuts at #1 with a fantastic $40m haul...
US TOP 10
1. (-) Shutter Island - $40,200,000
2. (1) Valentine's Day - $17,160,000
3. (4) Avatar -$16,100,000
4. (3) Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief - $15,300,000
5. (2) The Wolfman - $9,846,000
6. (5) Dear John - $7,300,000
7. (6) The Tooth Fairy - $4,500,000
8. (9) Crazy Heart - $3,025,000
9. (7) From Paris With Love - $2,500,000
10. (8) Edge Of Darkness - $2,210,000
In the UK: Avatar regains the #1 spot, perhaps because of its recent award nominations/wins... Peter Jackson's critically derided THE LOVELY BONES is a decent hit with £1.6m to take #3... and SOLOMON KANE garnered decent reviews, but only attracted £611k to premiere at #7...
UK TOP 10
1. (2) Avatar - £2,817,009
2. (4) The Princess and the Frog - £1,725,519
3. (-) The Lovely Bones - £1,637,579
4. (1) Valentine's Day - £1,583,142
5. (5) Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - £1,487,446
6. (3) The Wolfman - £774,890
7. (-) Solomon Kane - £611,886
8. (9) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - £608,154
9. (7) Invictus - £570,801
10. (10) Astro Boy - £523,215
